sustainability

It will take two to three years for a baseline, but much was accomplished in the pilot program. In 2021, the U.S. peanut industry came together to fund an effort to document, track and communicate the sustainability of U.S. peanut production,...

⋅ BY OLIVIA McCLURE ⋅ LSU AgCenter When drought conditions set in across Louisiana this summer, many farmers resorted to irrigation to try to save their crops. While it helped preserve yields and quality in some cases, the sharp uptick in...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers, in partnership with Chevron, aim to develop varieties with higher oil content for lower-carbon fuel production. ⋅ BY KAY LEDBETTER ⋅ Peanut oil powered the world’s first diesel engine when it was premiered by Rudolf Diesel at the...

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are proud to announce BASF Agricultural Solutions as the organization’s newest national sponsor in the precision agriculture and conservation sector. The organizations are poised to deliver new on-farm sustainability program in the Texas Panhandle. Collaborating...

Report Acres By Mid-Month The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency policy requires that producers participating in programs submit an annual report regarding all croplands used on their farms. This includes the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage...